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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2024-25: question 34

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section E, question 34, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q34 · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedNationalism in India

Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

Emboldened with this success, Gandhi ji in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act (1919). This Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council despite the united opposition of the Indian members. It gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. Mahatma Gandhi wanted non-violent civil disobedience against such unjust laws, which would start with a hartal on 6 April.

  1. (i)

    Why did the British introduce the Rowlatt Act?

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Examine the effect of this Act on Indians.

    2 marks
  3. (iii)

    How did Mahatma Gandhi respond to the Rowlatt Act? Provide one reason for his reaction.

    1 mark

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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Hint 1

Look at what powers the passage says the Act gave the government.

Hint 2

Think of what detention without trial does to people's freedom and sense of safety.

Hint 3

Which form of protest did Gandhiji plan to begin on 6 April?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. (i) The British introduced the Rowlatt Act to suppress growing nationalist agitation and political activity in India. It allowed them to detain political prisoners without trial.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) The Act curbed freedom of speech, press and assembly. Indians could not freely express political views or hold meetings without risk of arrest.

    1 mark

  3. (ii) The power to arrest and detain without trial for two years was misused. This created fear among people and caused widespread anger and resentment against British rule.

    1 mark

  4. (iii) Gandhiji responded by launching a nationwide non-violent Satyagraha, beginning with a hartal on 6 April 1919. His reason was that the Act was unjust, since it was passed despite the united opposition of Indian members and denied people a fair trial.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) To suppress nationalist activity. (ii) Loss of civil liberties, misuse of detention and fear among people. (iii) Gandhiji launched a non-violent Satyagraha, with a hartal on 6 April, because the Act was unjust.

Where the marks are

  • Reason for the Act: to repress nationalist and political activity (1 mark)
  • Effect on Indians: loss of freedoms of speech, press and assembly (1 mark)
  • Effect on Indians: misuse of detention without trial, fear and anger (1 mark)
  • Gandhiji's response and one reason for it (1 mark)

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